Any advise on my diy skittles, tutti fruity, mixed berries n menthol, blackcurrant gummy - 7.2 nicotine fb vg 24mg 80/20 vg/pg 18 days steeping now & still no taste/caper on my geek vape sub ohms 56w??
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Hey bud, sounds like a tasty idea you've got brewing there — but to really help you dial it in, I’d need to see the full recipe. Flavour percentages, which brands you're using, and how it's all balanced will tell us a lot.
Couple of quick thoughts though:
Couple of quick thoughts though:
- 18 days steeping is great for custards, but fruit mixes often peak sooner. Sometimes fresher is better with berries and candy-style profiles.
- 80VG in a sub-ohm setup should give good clouds, but might be muting flavour if the percentages are too low.
- 56W on a GeekVape sub-ohm is decent — but depending on your coil, airflow, and wicking, you might just need a bit more punch or heat.
Alright amigo yeah. My skittles is 18% from everything liquid & the rest is 20% from Washington vapes apart from my skittles I only added 24mg nic vg fb 7.2 nicotine - the only pg I’ve used in these are the concentrates ie 18% 20% for my sub ohm tank - have I done something not quite right?
Hey man, appreciate the reply — but I’m still a bit fuzzy on the full breakdown. Let’s try to unpack it so we can figure out what’s going on.
From what I gather:
If you can drop the full recipe with exact amounts (Skittles %, any other flavours %, nicotine base %, VG/PG split), I can run the numbers properly and help tweak it to get more punch. Almost there — just need a clearer picture to sort it properly.
From what I gather:
- You’ve got Skittles at 18% (Everything Liquid), and maybe another concentrate at 20% (Washington Vapes)?
- Then you’ve added 24mg VG-based freebase nicotine, and the only PG in your mix is what’s already in the concentrates?
- Final mix is 7.2mg strength, 80VG/20PG, and you're vaping it in a sub-ohm tank at 56W?
- Flavour layer: You might be using too much total concentrate — 38% is very high, and can sometimes mute the flavour instead of boosting it.
- PG balance: If all your base is VG and the only PG comes from the concentrates, your total PG is likely too low, which can hurt flavour delivery.
- Nicotine strength: 7.2mg in sub-ohm isn’t unheard of, but combined with thick VG and possibly overloaded flavouring, it could all be dulling the mix.
If you can drop the full recipe with exact amounts (Skittles %, any other flavours %, nicotine base %, VG/PG split), I can run the numbers properly and help tweak it to get more punch. Almost there — just need a clearer picture to sort it properly.
Based on what you’re aiming for, here’s a Skittles-style mix I’ve had good results with — it's punchy and doesn’t need to be overpowered with flavouring:
Skiddles
Let that steep for about a week (2 if you can wait), and it should start popping. Also, make sure your PG/VG ratio isn’t too thick — if you're mostly using VG, try balancing it out a bit so you’re not muting everything.
If you're still not tasting much, it might be time to look at your wick or coil — flavour gets wrecked quick on a burnt or tired coil.
Let me know how it goes! Always happy to help tweak if needed.
Skiddles
- Rainbow Drops (TFA) – 10%
- Cotton Candy (TFA) – 1% (this is just ethyl maltol, helps smooth and sweeten)
- Juicy Peach (Capella) – 2% (adds that juicy, slightly sharp kick)
- Strawberry (TFA) – 2% (fills out the fruit layer nicely)
Total flavouring: 15%
Let that steep for about a week (2 if you can wait), and it should start popping. Also, make sure your PG/VG ratio isn’t too thick — if you're mostly using VG, try balancing it out a bit so you’re not muting everything.
If you're still not tasting much, it might be time to look at your wick or coil — flavour gets wrecked quick on a burnt or tired coil.
Let me know how it goes! Always happy to help tweak if needed.
My coil is .4ohms & also have duel .25,.20 aswell
Hey bud. All my concentrate is made from everything liquid & Washington vapes. For the skittles I’ve added 90ml concentrate to 500ml bottle added vg 72 nicotine fb 156ml & added clear vg for 500ml.
For the others from washing vapes they were 70/30 vg/pg & I’ve just topped up with 72 nicotine fb vg? Are these above 80/20 vg/pg?
For the others from washing vapes they were 70/30 vg/pg & I’ve just topped up with 72 nicotine fb vg? Are these above 80/20 vg/pg?
I think it’s hurting flavour delivery to much vg not balanced like u stated bud. So I need to add some pg to these 10ml in each
Ah, that makes more sense now — sounds like you’re working with short-fills or one-shot concentrates that are meant to be diluted to specific ratios. Usually, those come with instructions for how much VG, PG, and nicotine to add to hit the target ratio (like 70/30 or 50/50), but if you're skipping the PG part and just using VG + nic, you're probably pushing your final mix into 80/20 or thicker, which definitely mutes flavour — especially in sub-ohm tanks.
Most flavour concentrates are PG-based, but even at 18–20%, if the rest of the mix is heavy VG, you’ll lose a lot of sharpness and “pop.”
What to try:
Add a bit of PG to a small tester (maybe 10ml) and see if it wakes up the flavour. You could start by thinning it down to closer to 70/30 or even 60/40 VG/PG just to test.
Also double-check those bottles for mix instructions — often they’ll say something like “add X ml VG, PG, and nic to complete to 100ml.”
Let me know how the test goes — if that helps, we can work out a solid base recipe for you to mix into. You're definitely not far off!
Most flavour concentrates are PG-based, but even at 18–20%, if the rest of the mix is heavy VG, you’ll lose a lot of sharpness and “pop.”
What to try:
Add a bit of PG to a small tester (maybe 10ml) and see if it wakes up the flavour. You could start by thinning it down to closer to 70/30 or even 60/40 VG/PG just to test.
Also double-check those bottles for mix instructions — often they’ll say something like “add X ml VG, PG, and nic to complete to 100ml.”
Let me know how the test goes — if that helps, we can work out a solid base recipe for you to mix into. You're definitely not far off!
Alright amigo. I’ve added to all 20% pg now & im still not getting full flavour but bigger clouds it has thinned the juices down, just not getting much flavour still. This doesn’t need steeped does it? Should be ready now shouldn’t it
my sub hom tanks are for vaping in vaping high vg so the thicker the better. I just don’t get how I still can’t taste full flavour & still don’t
Another thing aswell the liquid doesn't pop either when am vaping it
It might just be a bad liquid.
Does it make a difference when adding nicotine before base to the concentrate or not? Coz they all mix together anyway
Honestly, I still don't know what is going on.
You still have not given me a clear recipe. From what I can gather, you are either using a one-shot of some kind or mixing more nic into a juice.
I am really confused.
You still have not given me a clear recipe. From what I can gather, you are either using a one-shot of some kind or mixing more nic into a juice.
I am really confused.
Order of adding liquid does not make a difference.
having no flavour, could be a simple as steep time needing to be increased. you cant mix and vape you wont get to taste things, the flavour needs time to build.
but maybe take a bit more time to write your message.
explain yourself more clearly, because these rushed messages, wiht a second post to clarify things is not helping us to understand you.
spend more time, read the post out loud and hear if it makes sense. because I am struggling to even understand what the question is here.
I get it English is not everyone's first language, but man I cant make out what you are saying.
having no flavour, could be a simple as steep time needing to be increased. you cant mix and vape you wont get to taste things, the flavour needs time to build.
but maybe take a bit more time to write your message.
explain yourself more clearly, because these rushed messages, wiht a second post to clarify things is not helping us to understand you.
spend more time, read the post out loud and hear if it makes sense. because I am struggling to even understand what the question is here.
I get it English is not everyone's first language, but man I cant make out what you are saying.
you did not read that before you posted that did you?
90ml concentrate but you have 157ml base? WTAF are you saying?!
when you use Freebase, you should be using 100mg 100ML of PG Nic. like this
if for some reason, you use something that is not 100MG/ML Nic, then you say that in your Calculator
if you are not tasting your flavor, its one of 2 things.
your Nic level is too high, and killing flavor, most likely because of a mis understanding, the juice will taste like its spikey, hurts your throat and your tongue like spicy food does, or like too much mint does, removes the ability for any other taste to happen.
the other thing that can happen is when you are using too much flavor. it has happened with me where I doubled my mix and that lead to a juice that had no taste. 100ml of juice mixed at 70/30 3mg. because of that I made another 100ml of just 70/30 3mg with no flavor. poured the tasteless juice into that mix, and then made 2 100ml bottles and that came out perfect.
90ml concentrate but you have 157ml base? WTAF are you saying?!
when you use Freebase, you should be using 100mg 100ML of PG Nic. like this
if for some reason, you use something that is not 100MG/ML Nic, then you say that in your Calculator
if you are not tasting your flavor, its one of 2 things.
your Nic level is too high, and killing flavor, most likely because of a mis understanding, the juice will taste like its spikey, hurts your throat and your tongue like spicy food does, or like too much mint does, removes the ability for any other taste to happen.
the other thing that can happen is when you are using too much flavor. it has happened with me where I doubled my mix and that lead to a juice that had no taste. 100ml of juice mixed at 70/30 3mg. because of that I made another 100ml of just 70/30 3mg with no flavor. poured the tasteless juice into that mix, and then made 2 100ml bottles and that came out perfect.
I 100% agree with this. Reading these questions is melting my brain.
I would love to help you with this, since DIY is the greatest thing to have ever happened to vaping, but this thread is going backwards fast.
From what I'm reading here, you've got VG-based nicotine, which is 72mg instead of 100mg... if this is the case, you need to input this information into your calculator, as someone stated above. I'm not sure what you are referring to with "clear VG base."
What do you mean your concentrates already had base? From what I gather from your previous posts, your concentrates are PG-based?
I'm extremely confused. I understand you're seeking advice to do with your tasteless liquid, but you need to elaborate a bit more; it's difficult to string these little bits of info together.
Me, Im Godzilla lol
Honestly, I’m at the point where I think you should just ask ChatGPT to help you write a post that actually makes sense.
Not even kidding—I dumped all your messages into ChatGPT, hit send, and it replied with one word: “WTF?”
Not even kidding—I dumped all your messages into ChatGPT, hit send, and it replied with one word: “WTF?”
I meant to type vg fb for the skittles (instead of clear vg) my bad.
As for the tutti frutti/blackcurrent gumball - these came with base/concentrate added
x3 200ml concentrate at 20% 70/30 vg/pg. I’ve just added added 7.2 nicotine fb -
yeah I might of messed up but I was still understood, can’t wait til you’s do & I’ll totally rip you’s back like you’s have with me keyboard worriors
As for the tutti frutti/blackcurrent gumball - these came with base/concentrate added
x3 200ml concentrate at 20% 70/30 vg/pg. I’ve just added added 7.2 nicotine fb -
yeah I might of messed up but I was still understood, can’t wait til you’s do & I’ll totally rip you’s back like you’s have with me keyboard worriors
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